Man arrested for sexual harassment in Islamabad

Published November 9, 2020
A man was arrested for harassing a woman after a video of the incident went viral. — Photo courtesy Hussain Afzal/File
A man was arrested for harassing a woman after a video of the incident went viral. — Photo courtesy Hussain Afzal/File

ISLAMABAD: A man was arrested for harassing a woman after a video of the incident went viral.

The video appeared to show the man, a manager at a bank in F-10, harassing a woman.

After it went viral, IGP Islamabad Mohammad Aamir Zulfiqar directed DIG (Operations) Waqaruddin Syed to take action.

A team was set up under the supervision of Shalimar Assistant Superintendent of Police Rana Abdul Wahab and included the station house officer, among others.

The team apprehended the man and legal proceedings have been initiated.

Published in Dawn, November 9th, 2020

Opinion

Editorial

Double-edged sword
Updated 17 Apr, 2025

Double-edged sword

While remittances have provided critical support to current account, they have also been a double-edged sword.
Besieged people
17 Apr, 2025

Besieged people

DESPITE all the talk about becoming a ‘hard’ state, Pakistan is still looking incredibly soft when it comes to...
Deadly zealotry
17 Apr, 2025

Deadly zealotry

FEARS that mob attacks on international fast-food franchises would end up in tragedy have come true, after police ...
Improved outlook
Updated 16 Apr, 2025

Improved outlook

Remittances have proved to be most crucial lifeline for Pakistan in recent years.
Water dispute
16 Apr, 2025

Water dispute

WITH a long, hot summer looming ahead, the last thing the country needs is two provinces fighting over water. Yet,...
A positive start
16 Apr, 2025

A positive start

FROM American threats of bombing Iran, things have taken a more positive turn as President Donald Trump’s emissary...